In-house trauma attendings: A new financial benefit for hospitals

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1032-1035

  Dultz, Linda A ^a   Pachter, H Leon ^a   Simon, Ronald ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholecystectomy; Cost effectiveness; In house trauma attending

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; EMERGENCY SURGERY; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL FINANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TRAUMATOLOGY; CHOLECYSTITIS; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; NOTE; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SURGEON;

AFTER-HOURS CARE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COST SAVINGS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NEW YORK CITY; NIGHT CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRAUMATOLOGY;

EID: 77952254046     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181d86471     Document Type: Article

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